Monday, March 19, 2012

Examples of Composition Rules

Balancing Elements


 

(not my photograph. used for educational purposes.)


Leading Lines


 



Symmetry and Patterns

 



Viewpoint


 



Background



 

Depth


 



Framing


 



Cropping


 




Monday, March 12, 2012

The Rule of Thirds


The rule of thirds is a photography guide rule. It states that any certain picture can be divided into thirds, both horizontally and vertically - that is, two horizontal lines and two vertical lines. According to the rule of thirds, hot-spots, or points of interest, should be found on third lines or at the intersection of thirds lines.

A good example of a photography following the rule of thirds is as follows:




On the other hand, a picture that does not follow the rule of thirds would be something such as:




Note: Both pictures are mine.